overmixed
Stirred too long
Overmixed describes dough or batter that has been stirred or beaten too long, developing excess gluten and producing tough, dense results instead of tender ones: The muffins came out rubbery because the batter was overmixed.
The warning against overmixing appears in nearly every baking recipe.
Laboring beyond healthy limits
- overdevelopedGrown excessively large
- kneadingManual dough development
- breadmakingProducing loaves from dough
- windowpaneSheet of glass
proofing · shaping · gluten · elasticity · toughness · springy · bouncy · resistant
overworked
Laboring beyond healthy limits
- overdevelopedGrown excessively large
- kneadingManual dough development
- breadmakingProducing loaves from dough
windowpane · proofing · shaping · gluten · elasticity · toughness · springy · bouncy · resistant · bread
tough
Durable and strong
chewy · leathery · rubbery · stiff · tight · compacted · claggy · stodgy · pasty · gluey
overbeaten
Mixed beyond ideal texture
- deflationSustained decrease in prices
- collapseSudden structural failure
- tunnelingDigging underground passages
rubbery · springback · overstirred · whisking · beating · stirring · pancakes · muffins · peaked · curdled